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[ uh-loof ] / əˈluf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR aloof ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbat a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their classmates. adjectivereserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested: Because of his shyness, he had the reputation of being aloof. VIDEO FOR ALOOFWATCH NOW: Who Would You Describe As "Aloof"?Cat person or dog person? Everyone is different. But, would you go so far as to call them "aloof"? MORE VIDEOS FROM DICTIONARY.COM Origin of aloof1525–35; a-1 + loofluff windward SYNONYMS FOR aloof2 cool, detached; distant, standoffish; snobbish, haughty, disdainful. SEE SYNONYMS FOR aloof ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR aloof1 near. 2 warm, open, gregarious, outgoing. SEE ANTONYMS FOR aloof ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM aloofa·loof·ly, adverba·loof·ness, nounWords nearby aloofalongside, alongside of, along the lines of, along with, Alonso, aloof, aloofness, Alope, alopecia, alopecia areata, alopecia capitis totalis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aloofThey should ask themselves instead how anyone as bored and aloof as Barack Obama could bother himself to hate anything. No Drama Obama's Israel Ambivalence|James Poulos|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST A Utah mother charged with killing six of her infant children was described as cold and aloof by a neighbor. Utah’s Murderer Mom Is a Monster but She’s Not the First|Steve Miller|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST I can see how it would make people come across as cagey or aloof. How One Doctor Mastered the Art of Delivering Life-Changing Diagnoses|Russell Saunders|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Aloof and bookish, Pius XI (Achille Ratti) spent years as a Vatican librarian before becoming a diplomat and cardinal. How the Catholic Church Got in Bed with Mussolini|Jason Berry|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With irony and wit he charmed a nation, but displayed a detachment that kept him aloof from the passions of his time. The New New Left Is No New Frontier and JFK Was No Liberal|James L. Swanson, Michael F. Bishop|October 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST He would seem to stand outside the stress of his own time and aloof from the influences which commonly shape the artist. Studies of Contemporary Poets|Mary C. Sturgeon The Englishman, aloof but definitely enthralled, touched his mustache delicately and answered, "Quite." Ten From Infinity|Paul W. Fairman I was cold, and as haughty and aloof as she was herself, but I used every art I knew of to draw her out and make her talk. They played under a glaring electric light in the heat of the day, yet they seemed cool, aloof, immune from bodily discomfort. When he had gone, Rashîd appeared before me, stern and aloof as the Recording Angel. Oriental Encounters|Marmaduke Pickthall
British Dictionary definitions for aloof
adjectivedistant, unsympathetic, or supercilious in manner, attitude, or feeling Derived forms of aloofaloofly, adverbaloofness, nounWord Origin for aloofC16: from a- 1 + loof, a variant of luff Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to aloofWho Would You Describe As “Aloof”?Cat person or dog person? Everyone is different. But, would you go so far as to call them "aloof"? Words related to aloofhaughty, standoffish, unsympathetic, distant, detached, indifferent, unresponsive, above, apart, casual, chilly, cold, cool, forbidding, hard-boiled, lone wolf, loner, reserved, secluded, solitary |